Program Overview
Specialized management of individuals with severe brain injury
exceeds the resources and abilities of traditional medical
rehabilitation programs. Patients benefit from
staff-to-patient ratios that surpass theindustry standard.
Program
Objectives
▪ Establish correct diagnosis of coma, vegetative state,
or minimally conscious state
▪ Stabilize medical complications
▪ Minimize physical impairments with state of the art
equipment, and up-to-date therapeutic techniques
▪ Increase ease of care and decrease nursing acuity after
discharge
Treatment Team
▪ Board-certified neurologists
▪ Interdisciplinary team with extensive experience in
medical
and neurological management
▪ Specialized brain injury rehabilitation nursing care
Admission Criteria
▪ Acquired Brain Injury (Trauma/Non-Trauma)
▪ 13 years or older
▪ Potential for functional improvement or improved ease of
care
▪ Consideration of admission on individual basis
Benefits of Treatment Approach
▪ Early and intensive intervention enhance long term
outcomes
▪ Improvement in physical state, medical stabilization,
and family traininghelps to avoid long term complications
▪ Structured monitoring of responsiveness allows defined
progress
Discharge Success
▪ 95 percent rated quality of care as excellent or
good
▪ 93 percent rated treatment outcome as excellent or
good
▪ 55 percent of patients were discharged to community
settings,
and only 15 percent were discharged to a
skilled nursing facility
